Said Gilligan during a session to promote the final episodes: "It is my fervent wish that there be a Saul Goodman spinoff." He said he was speaking only for himself, and that any such project had not received a green light.

"I'm very proud of the ending," he said. "I can't wait for everyone to see it."

That confidence appeared to be a far cry from what he was thinking when the show started in 2008. Although he said he knew he wanted to focus on a character who evolved "from Mr. Chips to Scarface," he said, "I really can't remember what the original ending was. I couldn't see the forest for the trees."

One thing that might jar his memory is a behind-the-scenes documentary on the series by filmmaker Stu Richardson that chronicles the show's evolution from beginning to end. The two-hour documentary will appear in a future box set of the show's five seasons.

In recent years, MTV has put teen moms in the spotlight. Now, it’s shifting focus to young people searching to find out more about their origins with the documentary series, “Generation Cryo,” premiering in November.

On Wednesday night, TBS will air a special episode of "Conan" filmed entirely in Cuba, making it the first American late-night show to broadcast from the island nation since the embargo went into effect in 1962. Host Conan O'Brien will follow in the footsteps of Jack Paar,...